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Census Bureau latest statistics show Las Vegas is one of the fastest-growing big cities in the country. Of cities with a population of 250,000 or greater, Las Vegas had the second-highest percentage of population increase from 2000 through 2005. Its 14 percent jump was behind only Fort Worth’s 16.6 percent boost among major cities. During the five-year period, the Southern Nevada municipality grew from 478,000 to 545,147.

Suburban growth within the city limits has contributed greatly to Las Vegas’ population expansion, according to Margo Wheeler, the director of Las Vegas planning and development department. “The northwest is our fastest-growing area,” she said, “and the area north of Cheyenne (avenue) in the western part of the valley.”

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Fred Segal, announced plans to open a store in the W Las Vegas Condos, Hotel, and Casino, the Los Angeles fashion landmark that has attracted the fashionable and famous for decades, when the condo hotel opens in 2009. Located at the corner of Koval and Harmon, close to the Las Vegas Strip, the W Las Vegas Residences will feature multiple destination nightlife venues and dining, a signature W Hotel casino, a Bliss(R) Spa and now a 100,000 square foot Fred Segal store.

Fred Segal has been a world famous shopping destination in Southern California for more than four decades, and has a location in Santa Monica by the Pacific Ocean. “Fred Segal is the perfect partner for W’s lifestyle,” said Ross Klein, President of W Hotels Worldwide. “The brands share the same sense of perky pop culture and insider style making that has the world seeing us more as an authority on what’s hot than a place to sleep or shop.” Fred Segal’s presence within the W Las Vegas Residences will expand the experience, which has a loyal following worldwide, to a new market and to W condo owners and guests. W Las Vegas condo owners, who will be treated to Whatever/Whenever, W’s 24 hour concierge service and other signature hotel amenities, will now have access to what is hailed as the high-fashion holy lands by the who’s who of Hollywood, California.

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Pinnacle Las Vegas luxury condos were unveiled today including the vision behind this massive $850 million Las Vegas real estate high rise condo resort project.

“We are unveiling a thoughtfully designed vertical community featuring resort-style living,” said Michael J. Bellon, Pinnacle’s Director of Development and Managing Partner of the Falcon Group, developer of Pinnacle Las Vegas. “We have vertically integrated an entire neighborhood on 12 acres of Las Vegas, Nevada real estate. Our residents will have resort amenities and attractions such as a fully- equipped fitness and health center and full-service spa combined with a gourmet coffee bar, market and retail stores, restaurants, a movie theater and executive office space available. It will instill a sense of community in this age of Las Vegas urbanism.”

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Streamline Tower Las Vegas has 3rd biggest concrete pour in Nevada history.

Streamline Tower’s Las Vegas foundation requires a continuous pour of 6,700 square yards of concrete. 350 cement trucks will be pouring for approximately 14 hours, at 5 pour stations, two at a time. This will be quite a feat, for both coordination and cement production.

Martin-Harris Construction poured the foundation for the new 22-story Streamline Tower condos for sale in downtown Las Vegas. The event took place at Las Vegas Boulevard North and Ogden Street. Thirty-five workers placed the concrete or roughly 670 truck loads worth during the marathon.

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